# qBittorrent

29 Hacker News commenters recommended qBittorrent and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free, feature-rich torrent client with built-in search, RSS and a web UI. Common caveat: it is Qt-based rather than native.

## Why people recommend it

- Built-in search and RSS (4 comments): "qBittorrent has a search right inside the client, there is no need to even access the websites" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45852422)) "You can also import torrent sites into qbitorrent and search within it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48753655)) "Has RSS, has search in the client, has paths based off categories" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49237340))
- Featureful and easy to use (3 comments): "If they had a easy and featureful client like qbittorrent they would have had a lot more of a chance." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48367055)) "At that point, I switched to qBittorrent, which has some nice extra features, too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49239620)) "Has RSS, has search in the client, has paths based off categories" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49237340))
- Web UI for remote use (2 comments): "the client has optional web UI, so you can order a download from your phone and watch it on your TV" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45854825)) "As far as WebUI goes I do prefer qbittorrent." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46039589))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Transmission](https://hackerapproved.com/p/transmission.md): 19 recommend
- [rtorrent](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rtorrent.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "qBittorrent", https://hackerapproved.com/p/qbittorrent/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).